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<br />POLICY FOR INSERTION INTO THE POLICY MANUAL <br />MEETING DATE: Februarv 21~ 1989 NUMBER: A:0390 <br />EFFECTIVE DATE: Februarv 2~ 1989 REVISIONS: <br />POLICY: <br />NAMING OF COUNTY OWNED BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES POLICY <br />ORANGE COUNTY POLICY AND PROCEDURE CONCERNING THE NAMING OF <br />COUNTY OWNED BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES <br />The following policy and procedure shall apply to the naming <br />or renaming of buildings and facilities owned by Orange <br />County. <br />1. County owned buildings and facilities shall bear <br />such names as the Orange County Board of <br />Commissioners shall approve pursuant to this policy. <br />2. Any person, firm or association may propose a name <br />for a County owned building or facility. Such <br />proposal shall be made in writing and filed with the <br />County Manager. <br />3. The County Manager shall prepare a report concerning <br />the proposed naming. The report shall contain such <br />information as the County Manager deems appropriate <br />but should, in most instances, contain the following <br />information; <br />a. The proposed name of the facility; <br />b. The existing name of the facility, if <br />applicable; <br />c. Whether other County buildings or facilities <br />bear the proposed name; <br />d. Whether the same name is proposed and currently <br />pending for some other publicly owned building <br />or facility within Orange County. <br />e. If the building or facility is frequented by the <br />public for a number and variety o:f uses, whether <br />the proposed name would be confusing because of <br />other public or private facilities or structures <br />bearing the same or similar name; <br />r f. A brief description of the building or facility <br />for which the name is proposed; <br />g. If the proposed name is that of an individual, <br />an inclusive description of the individual's <br />contribution to the community should be <br />included. <br /> <br />